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Chambers' Art Overflows onto Streets for the RNC
-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Chambers:
WHAT:
Chambers, the award-winning luxury art hotel, will literally overflow with art as artists from Juxtaposition Arts use chalk and watercolors to transform the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Juxtaposition Arts student, Cateisha Pierson, will create the piece themed around a "celebration of Minnesota" with assistance from other members of the youth-focused visual arts organization.
In addition to the street art, the hotel's Burnet Art gallery is showcasing politically inspired art in its latest exhibition, "Important if True (Hootenanny in E)."
VISUAL:
A colorful, fun, visual for print as well as early morning news broadcasts. Cameras can capture the artists in action as well as the street scene from the hotel's 5th floor rooftop balcony or from the street level itself.
WHEN:
— Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
— Artists will create the piece between 6:30 and 10 a.m. (Set-up will begin at 5:30 a.m.)
WHERE:
Chambers, 901 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55438, 612-767-6900
WHO:
— Chambers (www.chambersminneapolis.com) is a 60-room contemporary art hotel located in downtown Minneapolis. It is a small, intimate, luxury hotel featuring highly personalized service, contemporary art and upscale dining. One of the most distinctive features of the hotel is its collection of contemporary art displayed throughout its public spaces and individual suites, including works by Damien Hirst, Gary Hume and Angus Fairhurst. During the Republican National Convention all guests of the hotel will even receive a handmade piece of art via the Art-o-Mat(R), a retired cigarette vending machine that has been converted to vend pocket-sized art.
— Juxtaposition Arts is a nonprofit, youth-focused visual arts organization. It was founded in 1995 to engage artistically inclined urban youth in high-quality creative experiences in ways that are practical, relevant, and life changing. The sidewalk artwork is being created courtesy of Juxtaposition Arts and led by 17-year-old artist, Cateisha Pierson.
WHY:
Chambers is considered one of the top art hotels in the world. (Lux magazine just rated it as their top pick.) While booked for the RNC this is a way for the hotel to welcome visitors and invite them to tour the hotel's collection and enjoy the latest politically themed exhibit in its Burnet Gallery "Important if True (Hootenanny in E.") which runs through Sun., Nov. 2, 2008. Burnet Gallery is free to the public and hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
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